Matan: One on One Parsha Podcast

This week Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble speaks with Dr. Ayelet Hoffman Libson about the figure of Moshe, whose contribuition as our most treasured law-giver is known to all. Ayelet highlights Moses' autonomous decision-making, sometimes in contrast to God's declared will, and what message that offers us today. Sources mentioned in the Episode: R. Yitz Greenberg, Post Holocaust Theology https://www.rab...

Welcome to a new season of One on One! In the coming months, we will be releasing a 30-minute conversation on each week's parsha. Each week a new guest will converse with our host, Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble about a figure--ancient, pre-modern, contemporary--who has written an idea that sheds new light on our weekly portions. In this fascinating conversation between Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble and se...

Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble and Dr. Yael Ziegler discuss a vast array of female characters found in biblical texts. Some are mothers, wives, wise women, communal leaders, anonymous women who make a difference, and so much more. Their roles are as varied as their stories.

In this episode, Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble and Dr. Yael Ziegler discuss a host of secondary biblical characters and their significance. They delve into the tool of 'anonymity' used with great meaning and intent in so many biblical narratives.

In this episode, Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble and Dr. Yael Ziegler discuss how to frame themes and messages surrounding a central character. Moshe, the greatest biblical leader of all time, is used as their test case.

In this first conversation of a four-part series, Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble and Dr. Yael Ziegler discuss some basic tools of biblical characterization and why they are significant for meaningful Tanakh study.

In this final episode of the series, Yosefa and Tanya transition out of the Holocaust into the most recent event of national suffering: Covid. Through a combination of modern philosophical responses and personal reflection, this episode captures the gamut of responses experienced in the past two and half years to the pandemic. NOTE! Next week--Wednesday Nov. 24th at 8:30 pm (Israeli time) --LIVE F...

In this episode Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble and Tanya White discuss suffering on a national scale. Did the Holocaust break all previous molds of evil? Can it be approached with the tools mentioned in past episodes? This episodes focuses on post-Holocaust theology and how it too can help individuals in times of struggle. Source sheets: https://www.sefaria.org.il/sheets/360724?lang=he

This episode explores rabbinic sources on the topic and focuses on illness as a form of suffering. This month our host Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble and Matan faculty member Tanya White tackle the age-old problem of evil. Together they mind traditional and modern sources for relevant responses to some of our greatest struggles. See this link for source material used in this episode: https://www.sefari...

This episode opens a new season of One on One and its first mini-series. This month our host Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble and Matan faculty member Tanya White tackle the age-old problem of evil. Together they mind traditional and modern sources for relevant responses to some of our greatest struggles. Links to books mentioned in this week's episode: The Second Mountain by David Brooks https://www.ama...

Enjoy the final parsha shiur in this series given by Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble on V'zot ha-beracha: How to Die Better Thank you for joining us for this series! Stay tuned for the coming season of One on One, hosted by Dr. Yosefa (Fogel) Wruble.

Enjoy this week's short shiur on Parshat Ha'azinu given by Rivi Frankel: Shirat Ha'azinu, a song for generations. Stay tuned for new upcoming episodes of Matan's One on One podcast!

Enjoy this short shiur on Parshat Vayelech given by Matan summer program coordinator Sarina Novick: Be There or Be Square: Hakhel, Yehoshua, and the Value of Experience

Enjoy this week's short parsha shiur on Parshat Nitzavim given by Dr. Chana Tannenbaum: Choice and the Circle of Life.

Enjoy this week's parsha shiur on Parshat Ki Tavo given by Rabbanit Shani Taragin: Land & Law, History & Halakha

Enjoy this week's short parsha shiur on Parshat Ki Tetze given by Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash, "The Beautiful Captive Woman: A New Look at Midrashic Sources."

Enjoy this week's short parsha shiur on Parshat Shoftim given by Rabbanit Surale Rosen, "The Calf That Ties Devarim and Breishit Together."

Enjoy this week's short parsha shiur on Parshat Re'eh given by Margot (Reinstein) Botwinick, “Don’t Cook a Goat in its Mother’s Milk”: The Torah’s Sensitivity to Animals."

Enjoy this week's short parsha shiur on Parshat Ekev given by Dr. Yael Ziegler: Rain and Rivers: The Difference between Israel and Egypt

Enjoy this week's short parsha shiur on Parshat Va'etchanan given by Rabbanit Leah Herzog: On the Importance of Listening.

Enjoy this week's short parsha shiur on Parshat Devarim given by Rabbanit Rebecca Linzer: A Sage is Greater than a Prophet.

In this honest and raw conversation with Dr. Erica Brown, we dive deep into the gifts and the challenges of the writing process. She opens up about her surprising journey into the Torah world and shares hard-earned wisdom gained over the years teaching and writing over ten books. This closes One on One's series on Women and Writing. What a moving journey it has been! Join us each week of Sefer Dev...

In this fascinating conversation with Dr. Sharon Galper Grossman, MD-MPh and graduate of Matan Hasharon's Morot L' Halakha program, she speaks about her journey into the world of Halakha and Halachik writing as a radiation oncologist who trained and worked as an attending physician at Harvard. This conversation is a great reminder that life develops in chapters, and that sometimes the most rewardi...

In this episode, Matan Summer Program coordinator Tamar Weissman movingly discusses her love for the land of Israel and about the writing projects and life adventures that love has inspired. This episode is part of a broader series exploring women writing Torah in diversified forms. Tamar is the author of Tribal Lands: The Twelve Tribes of Israel (2015).

This episode takes us behind the scenes with two wonderful translators-- Sara Daniel and Oritt Sinclair--both currently working on translations of classic Jewish texts. We explore the art involved in their profession as well as their roles and limits as conduits of Torah transmission to a broader audience.